JOB SUMMARY : Assistant Vice President - Cyber Security Strategy & Governance

Leading at Cognizant

This is a Leadership role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as key as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level: Drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future. Live the leadership behaviors, leading themselves, others and the business. Uphold our Values, role modeling them in every action and decision. Nurture our people and culture, creating a workplace where all can thrive.

At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders at every level to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.

About The Role

As an Assistant Vice President - Cyber Security Strategy & Governance, you will make an impact by defining and executing enterprise cyber security strategy, strengthening secure architectures, mitigating cyber risks, and enabling regulatory compliance for a global organization.



You will be a valued member of the Cyber Security / Cloud Infrastructure & Security team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, technology teams, product engineering, operations, security operations, compliance, audit teams, and clients.

In This Role, You Will

Drive enterprise cyber security strategy by defining clear objectives, aligning security initiatives with business priorities, and ensuring consistent adoption of security practices across technology and process domains.
Oversee the design and implementation of application, infrastructure, and cloud security architectures to reduce threat exposure while enabling reliable and scalable business operations.
Lead cyber risk assessments, vulnerability reviews, remediation prioritization, and risk reduction tracking to improve organizational resilience.
Coordinate incident detection and response with security operations teams to support timely investigation, effective containment, and

📌 Assistant Vice President (India)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 India